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So as you may know already, there are precisely 1,934,662 different types of rolling papers.  Okay, I just made that number up, but that’s what it feels like. With all those options and such subtle differences, how in the hell is the average citizen supposed to make an educated decision? Welcome to Rolling Paper 101, let’s split some hairs. Rolling Paper SizesStandard sizes for rolling papers are Single, 1 ¼ , 1 ½, Double and King Size.  These labels refer to the approximate amount of material that fits inside the rolled paper, relative to a Single.  So a 1 ¼...

Since 1905, herb grinders have remained largely unchanged.  The patent, filed by William Henry Wingfield and John Balding, features the iconic design that comes to mind when you visualize a prototypical grinder. Although fundamentally the same on many levels, we’ll cover some of the variables that do change from one grinder to another in this article. Metal Grinders The vast majority of modern herb grinders are made of either zinc alloy or aluminum.  Alloys are a mixture of metals, which in the case of zinc alloy grinders helps keep the cost down.  Aluminum grinders, and especially aircraft grade aluminum grinders,...

No hippie’s collection is complete without a high-quality dugout and a one hitter pipe.  Ready-to-use convenient storage, supreme portability, and all-day capacity make dugouts a timeless personal smoking solution.   So is a dugout just a dugout, or are there some finer points we should consider when looking to buy a dugout and one hitter combo? What makes a dugout, a dugout? Urban Dictionary defines a dugout as, “A small box for holding a one-hitter pipe and a rather small amount of ground herb, in separate compartments. Dugouts allow one to pack the bowl of the one-hitter by burrowing its tip...

What is dabbing?  Well, well, where to begin?   In short, dabbing is a method of vaporizing herbal extracts, called concentrates or oils.  The name is derived from the fact that a small amount of concentrate goes a long way; only a little “dab” of oil is needed. While vaporization itself is believed to have originated in ancient Egypt, placing botanical material on red-hot stones, the techniques and toolkit collectively referred to as dabbing today are a much more recent innovation. The modern technology looks more or less like this: A water pipe, called an oil rig or dab rig, is...

Kief is a concentrated form of hemp flower. It is formed when the resin glands, crystals, and fuzzy coating of the trichomes are removed from the flower. Kief looks like it’s a powder, but it is actually teeny tiny pieces of crystallized resin.  Now that we know what kief is, how do you get it from your hemp buds? The simplest way is to use a three chamber herb grinder. These come with a compartment in the bottom that catches the kief as your flower is ground up.  So now you have your kief, what do you actually do with...